MBUS603-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Managing People and Performance

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

To provide an in-depth understanding of managing people and performance that is academically sound and professionally relevant.

This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of managing people and performance that is academically sound and professionally relevant.

The effective management of an organisation’s human capital, and the sustainability of that human capital, are major management responsibilities. This course promotes an in-depth understanding of the human resource management systems organisations can utilise to effectively manage their human capital, and in so doing enhance organisational performance.

The course focuses on the application of human resource management strategies and practices in real organisational settings. As such the course aims to provide students with both in-depth knowledge of human resource management principles and theory, as well as the skills to apply this knowledge in a practical manner. An applied and case-based teaching approach is adopted. Lectures will include examples of human resource management practices used in successful New Zealand, Australian and other international businesses. Regular case study discussions will contribute significantly to your learning in MBUS603, as will presentations from industry guest speakers.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students should be able to demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, analysis, and application related to HRM. In particular students will be able to:

1. Analyse situations in organisational settings and determine what problems exist, which HRM systems may have bearing on the problem, and what interventions (e.g., changes to HRM systems) are appropriate responses.

2. Discuss how responses to individual employee and HRM system issues must be aligned with and can contribute to the overall strategic direction of the organisation.

3. Apply knowledge of HRM systems in proposing solutions to organisational problems, and as a means to enhance individual and organisational performance.

4. Critically examine contemporary HRM practices, both from a scholarly and an applied perspective.

Restrictions

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 15:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 445
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 13:00 Rehua 329
12 May - 18 May

Timetable Note

Lectures for this course are recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system.

Course Coordinator

Russell Wordsworth

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Case Analysis 1 12 Mar 2025 15%
Case Analysis 2 02 Apr 2025 15%
Case Analysis 3 12 May 2025 20%
Class Reflections 10% Due 5pm each Wednesday following lectures
Final Exam 40%


The ‘45% rule’ applies to this course. That is, student needs to reach 45% weighted average across invigilated assessments. Please refer to LEARN for further information.

Assessment In Te Reo Māori
In recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:

Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator
1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and
2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Macky, K; Managing Human Resources ; McGraw-Hill, 2008.

Stone, R.J; Human Resource Management ; 11th Edition; Wiley Direct, 2024.

There is no required textbook for MBUS603. Most of the lecture material for MBUS603 will be drawn from two recommended readings. Both of these texts are available in the University library and you do not need to purchase these books.

Additional readings in the course will also be made available via LEARN for most lectures and your essay assignment. These will comprise scholarly articles as well as consultant and industry reports.

Course links

LEARN

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,130.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Business Taught Masters Programmes .

All MBUS603 Occurrences

  • MBUS603-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025